The soldiers are bloody, and one county is harvested, but the population loss of the nine counties in the upper county is serious, even if it is alleviated under Zhong Xuan's governance, but it has not recovered much in a few years. After all, even if they are homeless, their first choice will only be Xihe County, which is next to them.

At the moment, there are only about 10,000 households in the county, and the population is less than 100,000, but this must be a good start.

Moreover, Shangjun borders Liangzhou, and is close to Sili, and it is more sandwiched with Xihe to Hedong, so it can be said that now Jiang Qi occupies Shangjun, and the significance of the terrain is greater than the resources.

got Zhong Xuan's likeness, and everyone was no longer worried, and their minds were open, and they laughed and talked all night.

But the time doesn't wait for me, the world is in chaos and can't tolerate Jiang Qi and others to exchange cups and talk about life.

The next day, when Jiang Qi returned to Xihe, Zhong Xuan and Chen Qun, who had been governing in Shangjun for many years, reluctantly bid farewell to their colleagues.

I don't know how the news leaked, and when I heard that Zhong Xuan was leaving, the people who came in a hurry blocked the road and prevented him from leaving.

At that vivid scene, Zhong Xuan's eyes were red with moving, and he repeatedly begged the people to refrain from it, so that he could get out of the city under the protection of Xiahoulan.

Zhong Xuan left, as early as in Jiang Qi's plan, not only because he was afraid that Shangjun would be difficult to manage in the future, but also because he had many years of experience in governing a county, and there was an important position waiting for him.

In the end, under Jiang Qi's order, Xin Ping acted as the county Taishou, and Xiahou Lan was the assistant of the county, and fully implemented the Xihe, Tracing Fang Tuntian, recruitment, taxation, appointment and dismissal systems. He also reused the Yellow Turban General Yan Zheng as Sima Shoufu Shi, and Gao Ran as the captain of Qiyuan County and the gate of Shoushang County.

The affairs of Shangjun were handled smoothly, and Jiang Qi, who returned to Lishi non-stop, ushered in a young man who was enthusiastic about joining the army, looking at the long queues at each recruitment point, he was relieved that he was still worried about the difficulty of recruitment.

Although it is said that in troubled times, there are soldiers when there is grain, and at present, the grain trucks that drive in from the gates of Shizhou are already the guarantee of recruitment, but the recruitment of Jiang's army is different from other counties in the Han Dynasty.

Whether you are old and weak or a bandit, as long as you are willing to take the blade, you can join the army, so there are many good and bad soldiers.

And Jiang Qi recruits soldiers, not only to see age, but also to see character, whether the body is strong, whether it is voluntary, and the soldier still has a number of years of service, generally four years. After the age of life, or when you are old, you can choose to retire.

And after the soldier serves, he does not have to pay the poll tax again for the rest of his life. With such a method of recruitment, it is conceivable how effective the recruited soldiers are.

In this recruitment, Jiang Qi made a big move, with an upper limit of 100,000, plus the original defenders of each county and the newly recruited 50,000 new troops, once completed, the ratio of soldiers and civilians has passed the point of 1 out of ten.

When Zhong Xuan heard Jiang Qi recruiting troops on the way back to Xihe, he was also shocked, he was on the county seat, there were only more than 10,000 people in the whole county, and people eating horses and chewing had already made him anxious, and now Xihe recruited so many soldiers and horses, and the daily consumption was astronomical, and he could bear it.

However, when people entered the West River and watched the mountains of grain and grass, batches of armor and blades arrived, Zhong Xuan's hanging heart was put down.

It's just that although the recruitment has begun, the soldiers who have just begun to recruit will definitely not be able to catch up with the next battle.

In 189 A.D., at the end of October, Jiaxu, Jiang Qi, who returned to Xihe for only ten days, stepped on a war horse, with an army of nearly 60,000 people, and dozens of generals drove out of Xihe, and the state shook for a while.

Bai Bo and the Yellow Turban, who got the news first, thought that Jiang Qi sent troops to fight, the name of the person, the shadow of the tree, and how many Yellow Turban soldiers Jiang Qi slaughtered, all of which were known to the survivors. Therefore, he did not dare to fight at all, and in order to avoid the edge, he immediately fled to the east of the river and went to find trouble with Niu Fu.

As soon as the white wave thief ran away, Jiang Qi didn't care about it anymore, and then divided the troops, Zhao Yun led 20,000 horses, and Liao Hua was the vanguard into Taiyuan. Guan Yu led 30,000 horses, took Tong Fei, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou, with Xin Bi as his military advisor, and after Zhao Yun recovered Taiyuan, he attacked Yanmen County, which was occupied by the Southern Xiongnu. In the end, he led more than 8,000 elites and went to the party.

Shangdang County, the Party, and the place are also the highest in the mountains, so they are called Shangdang. As soon as you hear the name of the county, you will know that this place is a high ground surrounded by mountains. The county is located in the east by Taihang Mountain and Hebei as the boundary, and the west is bordered by Huo Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain and Hedong.

The whole county has beautiful mountains and waters, a long cultural heritage, and many heroes and heroes. However, because of the geography, this place has always been a golden iron horse, and the beacon smoke is continuous, which has been relied on by the people who have made contributions in the past dynasties, and is known as the saying of "being able to get the party and look at the Central Plains".

During the Warring States Period, the 'Battle of Changping', which was related to the fate of Qin and Zhao, began with Shangdang. In the first battle of Changping, the people slaughtered Bai and became famous, and the Zhao army was killed by 450,000.

Time has passed, and four hundred and fifty years later, a large army has come here, but the army that is not majestic cannot be compared with the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops at all.

Of course, even if the number of people cannot be compared, the Jiang family's arrogant spirit will definitely not be less than that of the Qin army.

That indomitable momentum has not yet reached the realm of Shangdang, and the remnants of Ding Yuan, who are frightened, are terrified.

However, it is very strange that not long after Jiang Qi sent his troops, he had just passed Huoshan, one of the heavens and earths of the Han Dynasty, and was close to the first county of Shangdang, and the army was encamped.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that fighting a war will be a blow and then decline, and now morale is available, but Jiang Qi does not fight a battle, which is naturally incomprehensible.

Since the expedition, the sword has not been stained with blood, so he camped and rested, earned for his colleagues for a long time, and built a lot of good wine, Zhang Fei, who had just become a pioneer, was very unhappy, looked at the outlined city, and immediately rushed into Jiang Qi's Chinese army: "Fourth brother! The valley is far away in front of you, why don't you continue to march, a small county town, you can take it in an hour, how good it is to rest in the city, it's a cold day, why bother to camp in the wilderness!! ”

"Yide! How? I haven't gone out with my brother for many years, and I've forgotten the rules! This is the Chinese army, how can it collide! He was discussing military affairs with the uncle and nephew of the Xun family who were with the army this time, and when he looked up, he saw Zhang Fei, who was blowing his beard and staring at him, and he was much more fierce, and Jiang Qi was immediately happy.

"Hahaha! General Yide is still that impatient, and he has never changed over the years, isn't he also impulsive, and he has won the heart of the lord! "What kind of virtue Zhang Fei is, Jiang Jiajun knows it from top to bottom, and then Jiang Qi's smile, Xun You also smiled.

"Brother Gongda!! You are laughing at Qi is usually spoiled by Yide, but every time he looks at his teeth and claws, Qi swears in his heart that he will not let him be a pioneer next time! The march was exhausting all the way, and Jiang Qi did not respond seriously and relaxedly.

"That being said, but I, the first fierce general of the Jiang family's army, how can the lord be reluctant, hahaha......" Everyone was laughing and talking, working together for a long time, and Xun Yu, who was also very familiar, did not hold back, and echoed.

"That's right! Fourth brother, the two Mr. Xun both said, Fei is the vanguard, and the pioneer officer naturally wants to attack the city and pull out the village, the fourth brother waited, flew to seize Gu Yuan, and gave the county government to his brother to be the Chinese army...... "Although Zhang Fei is rough, he respects the literati very much, even if he sees that the uncle and nephew of the Xun family are laughing at him, he is not annoyed, but takes the opportunity to say by the way.

It's just that Zhang Feibai was overjoyed, and as soon as he turned around, he was stopped by Jiang Qi: "I forgot the military regulations!" The order is forbidden, dare to transfer troops privately, and act in the same rebellion! ”

"Fourth brother! I ...... "It can be said that the sky is not afraid of the earth, but in the army, Zhang Fei obeyed Jiang Qi's control, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he really didn't dare to leave."

"Alright, alright...... General Yide, don't worry, since the lord asked you to be the vanguard, and personally led the army to attack the party, the battle is indispensable, today's march is nearly 100 miles, the soldiers are tired, it is better to go back and rest first! I guarantee that as long as the lord orders to send troops, I will guarantee that you will go to battle, and it will be good ......"

In wars, especially vicious battles, Jiang Jiajun knows that Jiang Qi likes to use Zhang Fei, but his quick temper is what everyone is afraid of, and if he doesn't handle it well, it's a double-edged sword. Immediately joked to joke, Xun You knew that there was no trivial matter, as a strategist, he didn't know Jiang Qi's plan at the moment, how could he make Zhang Fei go crazy, and immediately made peace.

"The fourth brother said okay, Fei Ke can organize the soldiers and horses, and the leopard cavalry is ready to attack the city at any time!" Brother for many years, Zhang Fei knows his brother's character, and the things he decides will not change at all, but he still follows Xun Yu's words, and he goes down the donkey road.

"Go ahead! But remember that there is no need to drink alcohol in the army, I have heard that you are drunk and whipped the soldiers, and my brother was not there before, so I don't care about you, if there is something else, don't blame my brother for not reminding ...... "Zhang Fei is a good hand at fighting, but he is too reckless and impulsive, and now that the war is imminent, Jiang Qi hurriedly took his eyes and said.

"I know, as long as I can fight, anything can be done......" As soon as he talked about quitting drinking, Zhang Fei had a feeling of death, and immediately fled, afraid of hearing any more rules.

"Yide, they are all fathers, why are they still so impatient......" Seeing Zhang Fei's reluctant departure, Jiang Qi shook his head and smiled.

"It's okay, the lord doesn't know, when Mrs. Zhang gave birth that year, General Yide was in a hurry. Just a stick of incense, I didn't hear the cry of the child on the ground, and immediately let the guards arrest it, and all the Langzhong and Wenpo in Sufang County heard that the veterinarians who delivered the horses in the army were also brought. Everyone knows Zhang Fei's impatience, Xun Yu immediately said with a smile.

"Haha! There is still something, Qi only knows, Yide went back to his hometown to marry his younger siblings, I didn't expect him to have so many interesting things, and when this battle is over, Qi wants to meet Xiahou's younger siblings and ask how to manage Yide's temper usually. ”

"Okay, I was interrupted just now, now let's talk about the war, the spies are trying to find out the Gu Yuan in front of me, there are not many soldiers and horses, there are only more than 2,000 people, and there are many old and weak soldiers, there is no combat power at all, Gongda, Wen Ruo, do you have any suggestions??" After the episode, he returned to the table and looked at the map of the party, Jiang Qi asked.

"As the lord said, the soldiers and horses of the party are the old, weak, sick and disabled left by Ding Yuan at the beginning, and the original elite were basically brought to Luoyang in the call of He Jin, and now they have made a wedding dress for Dong Zhuo. Judging from the intelligence, even if there are more than 2,000 defenders, they will not hinder our army at all, after all, most of the elite of the current lord commander are the generals who followed the lord and the yellow turban back then. General Yide was puzzled just now, why did the lord order to stop the march...... "Before sending troops earlier, it was decided to kill the eldest son of Shangjun County all the way, and now seeing that the posture will change tactics, when asked, Xun You immediately said tentatively.

"A valley is naturally not able to stop the pace of my army, but it is not what Qi wants, the thirteen counties of Shangdang County, because of its geographical advantages, even if the state is chaotic, it is safe, except for a few mountain bandits, there is not much war, the city is basically intact, if a city is attacked, not only are there not enough soldiers and horses, I am afraid it will not be recovered in a year and a half." Since he had concerns in his heart, Jiang Qi naturally would not hide it in front of the strategist, and said immediately.

"Does the lord want to go to the army to fight and plot, and attack the heart first??" As early as the Taiyuan realm, Xun Yu was wondering why Jiang Qi only brought a few thousand people to the Shangdang, which was the most difficult to attack, and how could he not guess it now.

"Wen Ruo and Gongda can still remember Jiexiu, this county is close to Shangdang, and it is also controlled by the old forces of Ding Yuan, but our army has arrived, not only the defenders open the city to greet them, but the people are also laboring troops. Such a scene, Qi will not forget for a long time, so I want to see if I can take down the party without blood! Xun Yu's words, Jiang Qi's jaw head affirmed.

"Bloodless?? I'm afraid it's unlikely that the lord is unlikely, not to mention Xu Liang, whose eldest son is in power, used to be sleepless with the lord when he was in Taiyuan, even Yang Chou, the general of Gu Yuan, I am afraid that he will not surrender without a fight...... "Although it is the best policy to surrender the army without a fight, but judging from the intelligence of the spies, Xun You can't help but pour cold water."

"Yang Chouqi has seen it in the investigation report, he is the general under Ding Yuanai's general Zhang Yang. When He Jin summoned Ding Yuan to Beijing, Zhang Yang was sent by Ding Yuan to recruit troops from the Shangdang because of his opposition, and he has stayed until now. And Yang Chou was sent by Zhang Yang to suppress the bandits, but it was also because of this reason that Qi felt that the soldiers were not bloody, and it was not impossible to ......" Xun You said, looking frustrated, but Jiang Qi did not agree, but smiled.

"I understand, the lord wants to take advantage of Zhang Yang's discord with the remnants of Ding Yuan, who retreated from Hanoi, to divide and divide and profit from it!!" Smart people can understand at one point, Xun Yu woke up like a dream.

"Yes, but we have to wait, it's not the best time!!"

"Does the lord want Chen Bing to be here, so that Zhang Yang and Xu Liang are suspicious of each other??" Xun Yu reminded him, Xun Yu also guessed Jiang Qi's thoughts, and then guessed.

"Not only that, Qi is still waiting for news from Taiyuan, which is why Qi let the second brother and Zilong go north with 50,000 horses, if they can take Taiyuan in a short time, it will inevitably make the remnants of Shangdang Ding Yuan chaotic. When Qi moves his army again, he will definitely let the surrendering faction and the diehards fight among themselves, and then reap the benefits of the fishermen......" Since he had guessed it, Jiang Qi did not hide it, and said with a smile.

"Hahaha...... The lord is clever, I didn't think I would see him for a few years, the lord is not only calm, but also more terrifying!! Seeing Jiang Qi's mysterious smile again, while the mystery was being solved, Xun You couldn't help but feel sad for the enemy army of the Shangdang.

"Uncle, where are you boasting? Or praise ......"